defuse

language: zh

definitions

  1. verb
    to remove the fuse from a bomb or to reduce the tension of a situation
    zh: 拆除炸弹引信；缓和局势
  2. verb
    to make less threatening or to calm down
    zh: 使不那么危险；使平静

examples

  1. The police defused the bomb.

    警察拆除了炸弹。

  2. He managed to defuse the argument.

    他设法缓和了争论。